Project “Tomahawk”

[ghetdjc320]

[ghetdjc320]

[ghetdjc320]

Passenger metal work is about finished. Ran out of shielding gas so I’m going to grab some Monday. Rocker panel, floor patching, bedside, hinge reinforcement and latch reinforcement all installed. Rear window also removed. 

[ghetdjc320]

More metal work

 

[ghetdjc320]

And… more metal work. I really like these inner frame plates! 
 

 

[EUREKA]

Amazing build!

[ghetdjc320]

21 hours ago, EUREKA said:

Amazing build!

Thank you!

[ghetdjc320]

Back at it. More pics to come!

[ghetdjc320]

[ghetdjc320]

Didn’t take final pics of the floor repair but all metal work on the truck cab and frame is complete. Still have some bed work to do but that will be a bit later. Body work Is next. Plan on cleaning up the firewall as well. Will POR-15 the floor then seam seal everything followed by lizard skin. The underside is getting some selective Por-15 then epoxy primer over everything l followed by undercoating. 

[Jakepa]

really appreciating the attention to detail. on the patch panels on the bed especially. 

[ghetdjc320]

The factory’s application of seam sealer is terrible. They would seal the inside of a horizontal seam and water just gets trapped there. Here are a few places I found rust hiding under the seam sealer which was just slopped-on all over the place. The quality of the seam sealing and welding between this 90 and my old 91 is night and day difference. The 91 had a much more qualified welder and seam sealer at the helm when it was built. Not sure if this is an AMC-Chrysler thing or just a bad assembly line.
Anyways, every square inch of the truck has been cleaned, degreased and blasted down. There is no dust or any residue left even in the nasty areas like the cab corners and inner cowl. 90% of the metal work is complete and I’m getting ready to treat the surface rust then POR15 the roof and floor along with a few lightly rusted areas. Once that’s cured I’ll be seam-sealing the overhead and vertical seams with 3m heavy bodied seam sealer. Then comes brush-on seam sealer over all the pinch welds inside.  Once that’s finished and cured I’ll scuff everything, do a wipe-down cleaning with acetone and shoot epoxy primer inside the entire cab and over all metal work. That will be followed by either lizard skin or raptor liner inside the cab (will still be installing carpet over the top).

 

Note: There are two spots (pictured) where the firewall meets the inner fender that are seam sealed. The seam sealer here tends to crack and allow water to settle into that area and start rusting which later turns into rusty floor boards. I recommend drilling a 1/4” drain hole here to allow water to drain in addition to a coat of POR 15 in that channel along with some 3m 2 parts seam sealer which can handle the temps under the hood. 

[ghetdjc320]

Floor has been completely prepped and POR-15’d. Started working under the cab cleaning the tunnel and prepping for primer sealer. There are a few strategic places for some seam sealer on the under side as well. Once that’s done I’ll shoot epoxy primer then raptor liner.

Also removed the crossmember frame brackets and will replace all the stripped out nuts and weld on new ones. 
Really happy I was able to save so much of this oem floor. 

[watchamakalit]

This is truly inspiring. Given the time and skills is would love to give my truck similar treatment some day. Wint be feasable until it gets retired from daily status. Unfortunately that day is approaching faster than I want. Lol. Be prepared for the day I pick your brain about body work. I will be following this build very closely. Your attention to detail is incredible. I am truly in awe of what some of you guys are capable of and only hope someday my MJ can look half as good as what you build.

 

Keep up the outstanding work and keep us updated.

[ghetdjc320]

6 hours ago, watchamakalit said:

This is truly inspiring. Given the time and skills is would love to give my truck similar treatment some day. Wint be feasable until it gets retired from daily status. Unfortunately that day is approaching faster than I want. Lol. Be prepared for the day I pick your brain about body work. I will be following this build very closely. Your attention to detail is incredible. I am truly in awe of what some of you guys are capable of and only hope someday my MJ can look half as good as what you build.

 

Keep up the outstanding work and keep us updated.

 

Much appreciated! 

[ghetdjc320]

More progress 

[ghetdjc320]

Entire interior has been coated in raptor liner from the headliner to the floor. Every single nook and cranny has been thoroughly cleaned, repaired and coated. 3m 2 part seam sealer installed in key areas. Going to be using some 3m pillar foam in a few strategic areas to reduce panel resonance and quiet the cab. 

[watchamakalit]

Did you do the inside of the cab roof also?

[ghetdjc320]

1 hour ago, watchamakalit said:

Did you do the inside of the cab roof also?

Yes

[EUREKA]

Are you going to also apply sound deadener, like dynamat?

[ghetdjc320]

I’ll be using dynamat in the doors, roof and back of cab. I won’t use any on the floor. Will be using dynapad on the firewall and top of trans tunnel. Also using 3m pillar foam in b pillars and rear cab braces along with the roof bracing. 

[ghetdjc320]

The paint is being mixed up now. Going with AkzoNobel base and clear. 

[A-man930]

I love to see others exercise their "OCD" tendencies!  Excellent work!  

And thanks for the tip on the pillar foam!  I very well may give that a try!

[ghetdjc320]

Thanks! Started on pillar foam today. I’ve pointed out some strategic areas for pillar foam. Been spending a huge amount of time on the bottom of the truck. I hand scraped every square inch under the truck and removed every drop of undercoating/grease/dirt. Then I degreased and blasted it all twice. Used compressed air and blew out  anywhere water can pool up. Will let it thoroughly dry overnight then scuff it all up, touch up any bare metal, seam seal any vulnerable areas, POR-15 then raptor line the bottom.

[ghetdjc320]

Underside just received the first coat of Raptor Liner. 60 mins to recoat time. I didn’t want any black liner under the hood as I’m going to do full body work under the hood and paint it the same as the exterior. The wheel wells will be Raptored as well. Getting ready to drop the rear axle to shoot back there then I’ll put it back in place so I can roll it around, I’m shooting the Raptor outside and will move to the paint booth once I finish with the liner.